Stephen A. Smith, Jalen Rose and Max Kellerman weigh in on Russell Westbrook's verbal altercation with a fan during the second quarter of the Oklahoma City Thunder's road victory against the Utah Jazz. Jalen warns this incident will trigger more fans to irritate NBA players from the sidelines in an attempt to go viral.✔ Subscribe to ESPN on MReporter: es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoMReporter✔ Subscribe to ESPN FC on MReporter: bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoESPNFC✔ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on MReporter: bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN✔ Watch ESPN on MReporter TV: es.pn/MReporterTVESPN on Social Media:► Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/espn► Like on Facebook: facebook.com/espn► Follow on Instagram: instagram.com/f/espnVisit ESPN on MReporter to get up-to-the-minute sports news coverage, scores, highlights and commentary for NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, College Football, NCAA Basketball, soccer and more. More on ESPN.com: www.espn.com

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Dean D19 hours ago

Why people acting like this is the first time in Westbrook's career that he has had a problem with fans. Bruh is a sensitive little girl and always has been.

RUSS IS JUST UPSET ALL THE TIME WITH NO PROFESSIONALISM.....STEELING REBOUNDS AND THEN SAYING ON AIR IF THEY DON'T WANT IT HE DO

romeo JosephDay ago

Exactly, fireable offence, you guys know but don't want to say Russ should be harshly suspended so your basing on on nobody fan for his part....and suggesting he was racist with no evidence not even from Russ blatantly saying so...

Falcon15 hours ago

you're*

Brock SilveyDay ago

Oh so it's ok to get Westbrooks side but the "white guy" don't let him say his side u liberals are idiots!!! Everything goes to race with guys get over the past that u never went thru!!!

Og Mandino2 days ago

Its all a mute point, whatever the fan said, once he threatens him and his wife.

Leave it to Coon Steven A. Smith to blame Westbrook! Not surprised by his response. Did this man just say if Shane's tweets is true? You saw the receipts now your deflecting! Russell Westbrook did not give that fan the fame! Shane Keidiot was WRONG that bigot. However, if I was Westbrook I would have handled it with aggressive humor (not foul) and stated something like man you have a serious illness called racism, and I would like to help you get healed by keeping you out of the games when I'm playing. So you can thank me later for your healing Dude! 😎

Stonedassassin922 days ago

Players should be allowed to hit fans. Fans think they can get away with anything, watch them talk shit when theres a 6'7 center coming at em with fists out.

Gatoxki PG2 days ago

Cant wait trump leave the white house

Anthony Quick2 days ago

FUCK WHITE MEN THEY WANT EVERY ONE TO KISS THEIR WHITE ASS!! WESTBROOK SHOULD BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF THAT COWARD WHITE SON OF A BITCH!!

E LeGrande2 days ago

Owners do not pay the players salary!!!

B NAKWAN BLACKMAN3 days ago

PEACE THE BROTHER WESTBROOK IS RIGHT ON POINT IN HIS ACTION, FUCK THAT. THIS IS NOTHING NEW WITH THIS TYPE OF LANGUAGE FROM WHITE PEOPLE. I, AND MANY OTHER BROTHERS LIKE MYSELF WOULD HAVE SAID THE SAME THING, ON EVERYTHING I LOVE I'LL BEAT YOU AND YOUR WIFE RACISTS ASS UL WITH THE QUICKNESS.

Mad Max And Madi3 days ago

How about stop being so fucking sensitive Westbrook?

Jigz G3 days ago

Owners make money from fans Jalen. So yes Indirectly fans pay salaries. Otherwise you’re just 10 doods playing basketball in an empty gym

Jigz G3 days ago

I find it weird husband and wife are on this show now

Derrick Vineyard3 days ago

Everybody tonguing Ron Artest’s balls can stfu. Ron was too scared to go at Ben Wallace. Get off his dick.

Derrick Vineyard3 days ago

So deem the white guy racist without proof, but don’t get his side of the story. Sorry not good enough.

200mphz063 days ago

The NBA is racist.

200mphz063 days ago

Westbrook is a pussy.

Dee Jay3 days ago

I work Security for games if this was done while I was there that fagget ass white racist bitch would have got fucked up and dragged out of the arena!!!!

j gee3 days ago

Jaylen said he wanted to break his neck

Jim case3 days ago

Fan should've taken him up on it. Then sue his ass and take his money. Only in America.

Brett3 days ago

That was a deep ass story from Stephen A.

michig9113 days ago

Maybe Utahs team should be band from the nba and have all white players. Let’s see how far they will go

whowantsomeofDebo3 days ago

Now he's a nobody be if it wasn't for the millions of nobodys none of these somebody's would a a job

Jesus Cesar Keepin It Real3 days ago

How are fans worse than no body smh races not acceptable after Mlk days and if your a races you have Inner self esteem and securities issues you have to work out amongst yourselfs

DJ Architect3 days ago

NOBODY,? NOT GOING TO TAKE RACIST SLURS AND DON'T STAND UP FOR IT, RUSSELL FIGHT BACK✊✊✊✊

Cecilio Thomas3 days ago

he said, he is nobody, the fan, as a unic guy he is nobody, but he is a fan and collectively fans paid all those players salary..

Ozgur Serdar4 days ago

Did anybody notice that max is indirectly calling ordinary people “nobodies”

Derrick Vineyard3 days ago

Ozgur Serdar he’s an elitist asshole.

Deric Warchild4 days ago

lol nahh russ was actting hard in the paint, if he really was gnna do sumthing he should have lol, like metta did back in the day. hes all talk, but he do got a rite to defend himself thou. it is wat it is he felt some type of way thou..

Anti racist Bush4 days ago

You know what leave your racist bullshit out of the NBA. The nba is not by any means a racist environment. I know there has always been racism in America , but no one can deny that the number of racist shenanigans has substantially risen since trump has evaded the white house. I mean they are everywhere! What the hell? Can we move on and stop the primitive racism? Stop teaching your children racism you dumb asses!

Lightningstriker14 days ago

Blaming the player for "responding" inappropriately is ridiculous coming from a white guy. An adrenaline-charged black athlete is going to react to a racially-slurred comment from a white American anywhere, any day. Whites are always at fault for feeling that they're the entitled pigs that they are.

Jerry Lockhart4 days ago

I'm from a town call Beat a bitch to sleep and that Utah fan would have made me take his ass on a little a visit to the city of My boot up yo white crakkka ass.

Robert Coca4 days ago

The fans pay salaries get lost

Robert Coca4 days ago

Ya hiding Russell threaten a women

Robert Coca4 days ago

He responded to a women .he s nobody so u

Robert Coca4 days ago

He threatened a women imagine the women he threatened was mob boss daughter or Putin or Trump daughter .he be knocked out

Robert Coca4 days ago

Jalen he threatened a women who did not threaten him ur piece of garbage so russell

Bob Landers4 days ago

What a shocker. Westbrook plays the race card because he can't control himself

corona Bery4 days ago

First, Westbrook is a coward who won’t actually risk anything. Second, let’s hope it does spark an ugly trend. Enough bullshit say what you want to this is America. Fuck Westbrook fucking candy ass🍆

Ryan B4 days ago

So Jalen would have attempted to murder a dude for throwing a towel at him. It's a good thing he can't jump that high.

Agent Orange4 days ago

It didn't seem like it was that bad if there was no reactions from the crowd next to them or from the other players or the fact that that guy didn't get kicked out.

mybirdcansing4 days ago

It was also fortunate for the guy with that towel, that Jalen didn't yank him down and break his neck. :)

Steven Walker4 days ago

For the life of me, I do not understand why any fan would even speak to or yell at any player unless they had something nice to say.

Kenge Norris4 days ago

I love Jalen Go Blue!

cool wolf4 days ago

These fan do this to try to get him to hit him and get paid

cool wolf4 days ago

Jalen your right 100

Jody Alexander4 days ago

Not a Westbrook fan, but side with him on this, some think because one makes doe he/she is suppose to compromise, fuck that,Russ would've been justified in fuckin that redneck and his trailer park wife up, fuck Max and his opinion, get what Jalen says

Michael Banks5 days ago

They do this in Utah, Boston, and in Detroit honestly you play around and say something like that to me I'm beating your ass and God please get James Dolan off the Knicks

JJ ConJSJ5 days ago

If the guy was saying racist stuff then why were the other guys just chillin like nothings wrong. Westbrook just likes to make scenes

Jonathan Collins5 days ago

Smith is wrong. Ask him, the media is never at fault or should be blamed for anything. Fact is, the media aired the interview with the guy. They didnt have to do that. Russ didnt put the guys face on TV. How is Smith and Max gonna tell another man how to react. Russell's reaction got the fan banned. So he did do the right thing.

Leon Archer5 days ago

HELL YEAH BELL IS WORTH 20 MILLION.... IF YOU SAY NO, GO RUN THE DAM BALL AND THEN COME BACK AND TALK TO ME...

5thGen5 days ago

Grow the fck up Westbrook and worry about the game, you have to be professional nba player on and off the court. Think about your young fans and the kids parents. You lost fans bro, they look up to you and this is what you do?

Vee Yang5 days ago

NBA needs to hire Ron Artest and let him loose on fans that wanna catch some hands when they're talking shit. Lol

Vee Yang5 days ago

The NBA and Jazz organization investigated with other fans and video proving that fan lied also looked at his social media founding a lot of crap and evidence of his true fake ass self as he is actually a discriminating and racist character from his post! Great move Jazz organization, and NBA for leading in sports transparency and doing the right moral thing. Bitch fan ended up deleting his social media pages lol.

funkypluck5 days ago

Look at it like Pro Wrestling...They wanna be heckled...But when u take it to far it loses its hilarity....But in same token Utah fans are rude as Fuck...Go Thunder

Danny Kwong5 days ago

Cmon molly pls keep quiet.

will edwards5 days ago

Hi, my name is "nobody" and I do pay the players salaries indirectly by my support of the game. Talk about gettin disrespected!!!

Bj Fowler5 days ago

Molly got her man back lol

Siegler Mariano5 days ago

I'm not the biggest Russell Westbrook fan. but I'm on Russ on this one, dude keepin it real.

Ralph Wiggam3 days ago

So it's ok to threaten to kill a man and his wife? Cool ...

Snoleo Sports and entertainment5 days ago

And then a few days later a racist terrorist kills 50 people in a mosque in nz. Worst shooting in oceanian continental history.

James Matthews5 days ago

I remember hearing about a racial slur. The fan made a crude sexual comment but not a racial slur.

Depcom5 days ago

I never did watch pro basketball. The game is just too boring to watch, and in my opinion it's not a mans game. It's a boy's game, played by little tall boys and watched by little short boys who are jealous of the little tall boys who play the game and wish they could be like the little tall boy's who play the game but can't because they are only little short boys who are addicted to sniffing the jock straps of the little tall boys who play the game. The moral of the story is if you're one of those little short boys who's addicted to sniffing the jock strap of your favorite little tall boy who plays pro basketball, just go to the game, take a seat, watch and don't talk shit but keep your mouth closed or cheer your favorite little tall boy on and just be happy that your favorite little tall boy allows your little short boy ass to sniff his jock strap.

RXONE5 days ago

SAS suit pattern messing up the alternate field frame rate...

lyncolnsdad6 days ago

Stephen nobody ask u about ya dumb ass story gtfoh

Mason Brandon356 days ago

Damn Molly U Even Cut Ur Husband Off..🙄🙄

TYRANTULA 444 days ago

Agreed

Mason Brandon356 days ago

Utah Fan Wit A Jordan Jacket On..😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂GUMP

saj86 days ago

The NBA waited too late to get Donald Sterling out of the league. The damage is already done.

I was persecuted in Utah . I'm a black man. The things I went through there I'm still suffering for to this day. Its racist . Let's not play around here. Plus that fan is racist af and also look who he works for. That's even more scary. SAS is so on point on this. Jalen is also.

Grant4206 days ago

Let's be honest black people think all white people are racist but no black people are ever racist lol

Tony B6 days ago

Ol Jalen's eyes keep goin back and forth at Molly for approval!!

CoupeDe Grace6 days ago

Stephen A. Is a puppet. Why is he bringing up a point like that. He is playing both sides of the line..😂😂😂

Jimmy6 days ago

Stephen a really said a lot of filler.

Moegee123 Nunny6 days ago

Steven A always praising his white Daddy SMH boy we are lost af

AZFITNESS6 days ago

Jalen cant break that fans neck lol

JetStream EL346 days ago

Fact 1: The fan told Russ to get on his knees like he used too. Fact 2: Russ states he believe it was racial. Fact 3: That is the only thing that Russ states that the fan said. Fact 4: Today, there are groups of ppl who accuse any white person of racism if they don't like what they say or even simply disagree with them. It is a weapon. Fact 5: Russ has made it clear he thinks most white ppl are racist. Therefore it influences everything that he hears. Fact 6: I'm 1/2 spanish 1/2 scottish w/ 1% African blood thrown in there, race baiters & those who see racism in everything they don't like and use it as a weapon, view me soley as white and racist. Fact 7: Obama is 50% white, 43% Arabic (not Africa), and only 7% African. His supporters themselves LABEL him as African. Fact 8: Facts aren't racist, truth isn't racist, telling someone to get on their knees isn't racist. Ask any african or african american why they call another man fagg0t, or even tell tell them to get on their kness or that they are gonna bend them over ...they will tell you it is to subjugate their masculinity. TRUTH. End of story. Fact 9: Listen to these people, here in this vid and out in society ...they tell us that if someone calls them names, that they should be able to physically assault them. And guess who "they" are. African Americans. Fact 10: Final Fact: Utah is a Liberal/Democratic hotbed, a stadium filled with fans who are are supposed to be the most tolerant. Imagine if the guy was a know Republican. THEN ...all of you would be calling all Republicans ...and White guys racists. If YOU can't understand and see how HYPOCRITICAL and ILLOGICAL your are ...you are legally insane. Side note: Remember I am half minority with 1% African blood, because the African Moors raped my home land of Spain for over 600 years. I don't blame any existing African or African American for that, they weren't there nor alive. I voted for Rand Paul, not Trump. I voted for Rand Paul b/c Rand tells the truth ...and takes the side of "truth" ...even opposing BOTH parties equally. He gets that logical/truthful reasoning from his dad Ron Paul who served in Congress for 37 years ...mostly as a Libertarian. So HOW are you gonna hate and attack me now for telln the truth? You CAN'T use the typical LABELS that you use as weapons on me b/c I am NOT those lables. Isn't it interesting that those screaming racism and tolerance are the ones who give the least tolerance and insist on "blood" if they choose to be "offended"? If you are SO offended by "words", I truly feel sorry for you and me. My parents taught me how to deal with ppl who "attack" me w bad words when I was in Kindergarten.

GB Ryan6 days ago

Utah fans are racist. lmfao

LIFES TO SHORT6 days ago

B.S. I'm of the school if you big enough to pass a lick, You big enough to take one...

Darnell Lewis6 days ago

I support Russell

Ricardo Longoria6 days ago

Did I miss the investigation that proved the fan was being racist? Watching ESPN makes me feel I must have.

Ricardo Longoria3 days ago

Fotosynthesis858 Lol. You’re free to live your life worrying about skin color... I won’t join you.

+Grant420 after what white ppl have done to black ppl, and continue to do to black ppl... That's a compliment 😁. So thank you

Grant4206 days ago

You're racist lol

R.D. SMITH6 days ago

Once again you're expected to shut up and take the abuse.

Johnny Bones 2166 days ago

Another Jussie Smolett hoax

Nationof3006 days ago

Y’all bashing Westbrook for what he said but if this was the oLd DayS In bAskEtball like you old Mfs brag about then a player would’ve went up to the bleachers ready to fight. But Russ handle this situation with class but not beating the shit out of the fan

Erwin Johnson6 days ago

In a situation like this you are paid top dollar to play basketball not too entertain bullshit from on Lookers c'mon Russell see nothing say nothing this is a bumb looking for attention

Media censorship. Nice... Adolf Hitler also believed in the same thing.

Eulogia Carter7 days ago

Noone even cares about westbrook you dont see lebron crying about it and hes litterally the most hated on

Thomas Wood7 days ago

2:40 why is he yelling? lol. Nothing like talking about something and that one person starts talking waaaaaayyyy to loud.

moeOCTX7 days ago

Jalen and Molly need their own show.

Roger Roomes7 days ago

I like that analogy Stevie A.

Vince Vargas7 days ago

Russ should be allowed to Fart in the hecklers face🌰

Carl Parish7 days ago

It’s a good thing the media expose this racist man face for the world to see. He doesn’t have a white KKK white bed sheet to hide under.

Grant4206 days ago

Racist

Subie Fo Sho7 days ago

Steph A you keep saying that Russell is a bulldog...he was acting and talking like one! Max every fan is somebody just coz he aint infront of camera or part of media.

Benjamin Cynthia7 days ago

Jalen Rose, your points are so pungent and that is what fans think practically which the NBA needs to clear that so that some buffoons wont be coming to games with entitlement mentality towards players.